HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) baseball players received the experience of a lifetime on Monday night during the Red Hawks’ exhibition against the Class-A Hickory Crawdads at the newly renovated L.P. Frans Stadium. In front of a crowd of 1,300 fans, the Red Hawks fell 12-2 to the Crawdads in the first meeting of the two clubs. …
CRAWDADS: First roster features 12 players who played in Hickory last season
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A dozen players who played in Hickory last season are on the Crawdads’ opening roster for 2018. The South Atlantic League (SAL) club’s roster was released on Tuesday by officials in Hickory and via the parent club (and new team ownership) Texas Rangers. A 28-player roster was released – 15 pitchers, four catchers, five infielders and four …
CRAWDADS: You’ll get fireworks after a dozen games this year at Frans
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A dozen nights of firework shows highlight the 2018 promotion schedule of the Hickory Crawdads. The minor league baseball team, owned by the Texas Rangers, released the schedule on Friday. The Crawdads’ open the season April 12 against West Virginia at L.P. Frans Stadium: FIREWORKS Shows scheduled after every Friday home game and an Independence Day Celebration …
CRAWDADS: Hagen will return to Hickory, manage 2018 club
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Matt Hagen is headed back to Hickory in a new role for the Hickory Crawdads. Hagen, a Crawdads coach in 2016, will be Hickory’s manager during its first season under the new ownership of the South Atlantic League (SAL) team by the Texas Rangers. In a press release on Thursday, Rangers officials said Hagen – after a …
CRAWDADS: Rangers announce $1 million in Frans Stadium improvements
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – L.P. Frans Stadium — already one of the top playing venues in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball — is getting a $1 million update. The Texas Rangers, who have purchased the Class-A Hickory Crawdads, announced the improvements in a press release by the Crawdads on Tuesday after officials from the Rangers, Crawdads and the City of Hickory …